Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries agents rescued four duck hunters from the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area on Tuesday during the winter storm.
Agents received information around 9:40 am about four stranded hunters on the WMA. Agents responded by boat and reached the hunters at 11:00 am. According to the hunters, they went out duck hunting in the morning in their vessel and on their way back started taking on water. They then beached their vessel on the WMA and called for help.
Agents transported the hunters by boat back to their vehicles, and luckily no one needed medical attention.
LDWF thanked agents Jeremy Foret and Agent Savannah Lavergne for their work to rescue the stranded hunters.
Hunters are reminded to continue to stay home as icy conditions persist, stay off the roads, and to not access any WMAs at this time due to the icy conditions.
